Irish arts organisations are generating more money from private investment, the Arts Council said today.

Government aid is set to continue but there is still a big need for philanthropic and private sources.

2into3 undertook analysis of Scottish data to identify giving trends in the wake of a charitable sector crisis in 2003.

Kingsley Aikins of Diaspora Matters joins 2into3 Associate Team

Two phases of the Arts Council of Ireland's fundraising capacity building programme are now complete as the recently recruited fundraisers take up their positions and begin implementing the strategies developed with 2into3.

The on-going controversy about pay levels and funding of senior executives in the charitable, or not-for-profit sector, challenges the position of trust that the sector holds with the public. It is a serious challenge and can only be fully addressed by the sector’s stakeholders taking responsibility.

Phase two of fundraising capacity initiative delivered by 2into3 launched by Arts Council